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Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: 6 days ago | Replies (5)
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What did you consider to be lacking in the facility? Most facilities are not equipped to provide a resident one on one around the clock supervision.
My cousin was in a secure memory care facility that is considered a special care unit. It provided significantly more care to the resident than most other types of facilities. I found the care there to be exceptional.
If there are substantial behavioral issues, there are even more intensive units. In my state there are about 5 hospitals that only admit those with dementia and substantial behavioral issues that cannot be managed in a regular facility.
Does he need skilled nursing care?
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My husband was disoriented and confused. He was recovering from surgery and needed pain control and PT. They kept him highly sedated and left him to sleep uninterrupted for two days straight. (No food, not getting him up, just sleep). When he awakened in a fog he was thrashing about and staff became angry. When I arrived after receiving a call at 5 a.m. an aid threw a clean blanket and gown at me and told me it could clean him up. I had them call 911 and took him back to hospital. Once he was off sedatives he returned to normal.
He has chronic pain and needs rigid meds schedule and encouragement to get up and move. The one place that we both liked has closed.